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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did ships from Nantucket first start rounding Cape Horn?
(a) 1719.
(b) 1791.
(c) 1718.
(d) 1781.

2. How are sailors paid?
(a) According to how many whales they have killed.
(b) According to their time at sea for each trip.
(c) According to their rank.
(d) According to how many whales they have killed and captured.

3. How do Pollard and Chase react to the way the men take the Essex out to sea?
(a) They are amused.
(b) They are embarrassed.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are proud.

4. What does the Aurora bring for the crew of the Essex?
(a) Sailors and boats.
(b) More food.
(c) Letters from home.
(d) More weapons.

5. How many whale boats does the crew of the Essex lose after the first encounter with two whales in Chapter 3?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away from the first whale sighted do the men position themselves in the boats?

2. Which of the following is not included in the list of supplies that are loaded onto the Essex as it prepares for the journey in Chapter 1?

3. How much can sperm whales weigh?

4. When does the loading of the Essex begin?

5. How long is it in between whale sightings in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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